Road Racing

The HTC-Columbia sprinter flats, gets a wheel from Marco Pinotti and takes the victory.

Stage 14 results

• 1. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, 4:26:43
• 2. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0:20
• 3. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0:22
• 4. David Moncoutie, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:33
• 5. Nicholas Roche, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0:34

Overall

• 1. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, 60:55:39
• 2. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 0:04
• 3. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0:50
• 4. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:50
• 5. Nicholas Roche, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:11

Graham Watson's photos from stage 14 of the 2010 Vuelta a España.

UPDATED: A crash inside the final 10km takes Anton out of the race, sends Rodriguez off to the stage win and puts Nibali into the red leader's jersey.

UPDATED: Race leader Igor Antón was the highest-placed rider to hit the deck Saturday, but he wasn't the only one.

The Spaniard ends an Australian streak at the classic.

UPDATED: The French champion surges in the final kilometer to hold off Boasson Hagen and an inspired Ryder Hesjedal.

Tyler Farrar called accusations by Mark Cavendish that he’s receiving help in the sprints from Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt “ridiculous.”

Cavendish hits his groove, outkicking Thor Hushovd for the win in stage 13

• 1. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, in 4h 50' 18''
• 2. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, at s.t.
• 3. Daniele Bennati, Liquigas-Doimo, at s.t.
• 4. Yauheni Hutarovich, Française des Jeux, at s.t.
• 5. Manuel A. Leal Cardoso, Footon - Servetto - Fuji, at s.t.

Cervelo's Xavier Tondo is in just his second grand tour but is well positioned to finish on the podium

Mark Cavendish, hot off his stage victory in Thursday’s run into Lleida, promises to ride all the way to Madrid when the Vuelta a España ends September 19 and fight for the points jersey.

Lennard takes some more questions about cyclocross brake shudder, tire choice and sealant.

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Fi’zi:k moves down from the butt to feet with a new three-model road shoe line.

Nicholas Roche is ninth, but concedes he struggled in the mountains. The Irish pro is looking to improve on his 2008 13th place at the Vuelta.

• 1. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, in 4h 00' 30'
• 2. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, at s.t.
• 3. Matthew Harley Goss, HTC-Columbia, at s.t.
• 4. Denis Galimzyanov, Team Katusha, at s.t.
• 5. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, at s.t.

Mark Cavendish bounces off a perfect lead-out to coast across the line, while Farrar fights for second.

American Andrew Talansky is third on a tough mountaintop finish at the Tour de l'Avenir.

Lennard Zinn takes a new look at the old problem of brake chatter in cyclocross.

With new shoe models, Giro Sport Designs can now outfit you three ways: head, hands and toes.

• 1. Igor Anton, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 5h 25' 44
• 2. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 3
• 3. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 10
• 4. Marzio Bruseghin, Caisse D'Epargne, at 15
• 5. Rigoberto Uran, Caisse D'Epargne, at 15

Igor Anton retakes the Vuelta lead with a mountaintop stage win in Andorra

A late-night beer Monday evening cost Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady dearly. The pair was sent home by an angry Saxo Bank team boss Bjarne Riis, who spotted them walking back into the team hotel.

Garmin-Transitions' Tom Danielson is shooting for the Vuelta podium in Madrid and hopes to bring someone special with him.

• 1. Imanol Erviti, Caisse d'Epargne , in 4h 13' 31'
• 2. Romain Zingle, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at37::
• 3. Greg Van Avermaet, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at37::
• 4. Mauro Finetto, Liquigas-Doimo, at37::
• 5. Javier Moreno, Andalucia Cajasur, at37::

UPDATED: Caisse d'Epargne's Imanol Erviti wins stage 10 while Joaquim Rodriguez takes over the red jersey from Igor Anton

More cyclocross bikes from across the pond, including Hanka Kupfernagel's disc-braked Stevens prototype

The Saxo Bank team has prevented Andy Schleck and Stuart O'Grady from starting the 10th stage of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday, citing an unspecified "rules violation," according to Danish news reports.

Euskaltel-Euskadi's climber is enjoying his moment in the lead, but picks Nibali as the Vuelta favorite

Taylor Phinney finishes fifth in the sprint to keep his yellow jersey.

The race leaders pad their advantages in different styles, Peter Stetina in a sprint and Jeannie Longo in a solo break.

Rabobank's pre-race favorite admits he's not on great form at the Vuelta, but says he's hoping stage 11 will bring him back into the race

Smarting from missed TT start, David Veilleux makes the Green Mountain Stage Race's queen stage his own. Jeremy Powers keeps the leader's jersey in the (VeloNews.com) family and Ireland's Olivia Dillon soloes to the women's stage win.

UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis' Chris Baldwin and Vital Plus' Jeannie Longo take circuit race wins at the Steamboat Springs Stage Race in Colorado

Vuelta officials release a few details about their plans for 2011.

But Van Garderen, Danielson and Frank Schleck are still in the hunt.

American Taylor Phinney won the 7.8-kilometer prologue at the 2010 Tour de l'Avenir Sunday, taking the first leader's jersey at the prestigious U23 stage race.

• 1. David López, Caisse D'Epargne, 187.7km in 5:20:51
• 2. Roman Kreuziger, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0:06
• 3. Giampaolo Caruso, Team Katusha, at 0:13
• 4. David Moncoutie, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:21
• 5. Biel Kadri, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0:27

Joaquin Rodriguez remains tied on time with the race leader.

Component manufacturers lay out their wares in the cavernous halls of Eurobike.

New road bikes from Wilier, De Rosa, Storck and Time

Ageless French racer Jeannie Longo crushes the competition.

VeloNews.com diarist Ted King sets a course record in the individual time trial.

David Moncoutie (Cofidis) wins the Vuelta a España's first mountain stage on Saturday, as Euskaltel's Igor Anton takes over the lead

• 1. David Moncoutie, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne , at
• 2. Serafín MartÍnez, Xacobeo Galicia, at 54
• 3. Johann Tschopp, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 54
• 4. José Luis Arrieta, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 54
• 5. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 1:29

Team Sky pulled out Saturday of the 2010 Vuelta a España following a death of a staff member who died of a bacterial infection.

• 1. Alessandro PETACCHI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 4:36:12
• 2. Mark CAVENDISH, (GBR) HTC-Columbia, at 0
• 3. Juan José HAEDO, (ARG) Team Saxo Bank, at 0
• 4. Andreas STAUFF, (GER) Quick Step, at 0
• 5. Tyler FARRAR, (USA) Garmin-Transitions, at 0

Alessandro Petacchi took full advantage of a perfect lead out from his Lampre team to win the seventh stage of the Vuelta a España on Friday

Look shows a pedal-based power meter built around its Keo platform and designed to communicate with Polar cycling computers.

More spokes than you can shake a stick at. New 'sets from Zipp, Reynolds, Hed and Lightweight and others

Eddy goes aero, Colnago plays hide-n-seek with Di2 and Lapierre offers custom web options.

Ridley's lower priced Noah and its Flandrien collection: Belgium classics bikes for the masses. Canyon's basalt-enriched new aero bike with adjustable dropouts.

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Even more solutions for cyclists plagued by mystery noises on their rides.

Giro marketers chose Livigno, Italy as the venue to introduce to the world their new line of seven shoe models

• 1. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, in 3h 36' 20''
• 2. Daniele Bennati, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0
• 3. Grega Bole, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0
• 4. Allan Davis, Astana, at 0
• 5. Filippo Pozzato, Team Katusha, at 0

UPDATED: Thor Hushovd won the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España, easily taking a sprint into Murcia on Thursday.

A load of hot European 'cross bikes at Germany’s massive Eurobike trade show in Friedrichshafen

Garmin-Slipstream's Tyler Farrar won the fifth stage of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday, outsprinting some of the best in the business

• 1. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, in 5h 03' 36''
• 2. Larrea Koldo FernÁndez De, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 00:00
• 3. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, at 00:00
• 4. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, at 00:00
• 5. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 00:00

UPDATED The Euskaltel-Euskadi rider pips Nibali, as Gilbert retains the lead.

• 1. Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ, (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, in 5:00:29
• 2. Vincenzo NIBALI, (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo, at 0
• 3. Peter VELITS, (SVK) HTC-Columbia, at 1
• 4. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, (ESP) Team Katusha, at 1
• 5. Philippe GILBERT, (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 5

Singletrack.com's tech editor Zack Vestal tested Northwave's Razer MTB shoe. Does the shoe fit?

Team Sky loses two riders to illness on stage 3, and other riders and staff are struggling with similar symptoms.

Christian Vande Velde has a minor crash on the Vuelta's third stage, outside an olive oil factory. The American vet is looking to finish off his 2010 season with a strong Vuelta.

• 1. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma-Lotto, 157.3km in 4:06:12
• 2. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 0:13
• 3. Igor Anton, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:13
• 4. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0:15
• 5. Grega Bole, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0:15

The Omega Pharma-Lotto strongman attacks for the win in the final kilometer as a daylong break comes to naught.

Ah, the pain and joy of testing time trial gear. Zack Vestal installs and rides Zipp's Vuka R2C shifters and VukaShift aero extensions.